Answer:12 Protein bar and 3 magazines
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Tom purchases Protein bars 3 times as much as magazine
Each bar cost 
Each magazine costs 
Sales tax is 6.5 %
suppose Tom buy x magazines so
Price of magazine is 
Price of bars is 
Total Price
After sales tax 
This must be less than 
so 

thus 
so he but 4 magazines and 12 protein bars
Answer:
13/20
Step-by-step explanation:
Find a same denominator.
17/20 - 1/5 = 17/20 - 4/20
= 13/20
6x+5x-4=2x-8~~~First we simplify(add 6x and 5x)
11x-4=2x-8~~~Now add 4 to both sides
+4 +4
11x=2x-4~~~~Remove 2x from both sides now.
-2x -2x
9x=-4~~~~Now divide by 9x
÷9x ÷9x
x= -4/9